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TY  - BOOK
ID  - 77931197
TI  - Life and death in Freud and Heidegger
PY  - 2006
SN  - 9401201404 1423791444 9781423791447 9789401201407 9042016590 9789042016590
PB  - Amsterdam Rodopi
DB  - UniCat
KW  - Death.
KW  - Life.
KW  - Life
KW  - Death
KW  - Dying
KW  - End of life
KW  - Terminal care
KW  - Terminally ill
KW  - Thanatology
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Freud, Sigmund,
KW  - Heidegger, Martin,
KW  - Khaĭdegger, Martin,
KW  - Haĭdegger, Martin,
KW  - Hīdajar, Mārtin,
KW  - Hai-te-ko,
KW  - Haidegŏ,
KW  - Chaitenger, Martinos,
KW  - Chaitenker, Martinos,
KW  - Chaintenger, Martin,
KW  - Khaĭdeger, Martin,
KW  - Hai-te-ko-erh,
KW  - Haideger, Marṭinn,
KW  - Heidegger, M.
KW  - Haideger, Martin,
KW  - Hajdeger, Martin,
KW  - הייגדר, מרתין
KW  - היידגר, מרטין
KW  - היידגר, מרטין,
KW  - 海德格尔,
KW  - Chaintenker, Martin,
KW  - Hāydigir, Mārtīn,
KW  - Hīdigir, Mārtīn,
KW  - هاىدگر, مارتين,
KW  - هىدگر, مارتين,
KW  - Freud, Sigmund
KW  - Philosophy.
KW  - Metaphysics
KW  - Depth psychology
KW  - Heidegger, Martin
KW  - Attitude to Death.
UR  - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77931197
AB  - Life and Death in Freud and Heidegger argues that mortality is a fundamental structuring element in human life. The ordinary view of life and death regards them as dichotomous and separate. This book explains why this view is unsatisfactory and presents a new model of the relationship between life and death that sees them as interlinked. Using Heidegger's concept of being towards death and Freud's notion of the death drive, it demonstrates the extensive influence death has on everyday life and gives an account of its structural and existential significance. By bringing the two perspectives together, this book presents a reading of death that establishes its significance for life, creates a meeting point for philosophical and psychoanalytical perspectives, and examines the problems and strengths of each. It then puts forth a unified view, based on the strengths of each position and overcoming the problems of each. Finally, it works out the ethical consequences of this view. This volume is of interest for philosophers, mental health practitioners and those working in the field of death studies.
ER  -